In financial circles, asset managers and investment agencies ascribe to a particular tried-and-true investment strategy. Whether it be buy-and-hold, contrarian, top-down or bottom-up, most agencies gravitate towards one philosophy and become tied to it.

People strategize better with those from their own culture and they are poor at predicting the behavior of those from different cultures. This is the outcome of a new study published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Tim Hortons Inc <THI.TO>, the Canadian coffee and doughnut chain, said on Tuesday it will open at least 800 restaurants over the next five years under a new strategic plan to extend its dominance in Canada and boost returns in...

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There was a time when wherever Super Mario Brothers went, the gaming world followed, but an industry that has moved on in leaps and bounds since then just shrugged at the latest re-set by Nintendo on Thursday.

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E&J Gallo, the largest family-owned wine producer in the world, as reported in Washington State's 'Yakima Herald,' July 9, reports Gallo has purchased, not one, but two wineries in the second largest wine producing state. California being first.

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A coalition of public health groups met with White House officials on Thursday and are urging President Obama to use his leadership position for creating a National Cancer Prevention Plan to rid Americans’ daily exposure to cancer-causing chemicals.

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Amid growing pressure from US politicians, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has opened the door for talks with rival political leaders in his country concerned over a US troop presence in the country past the 2011 deadline, with repercussions likely.

Should Karzai win, the Obama administration would be facing a new challange which requires a new strategy; that is, how to deal with a future Karzai government, considering the administration's publicly expressed discontent with his current government.

Throughout the election process, image is everything. Now, post-election, the Electorate looks for signals of capacities beyond the ability to get elected. We peer in, looking for "tells" of what an Obama Presidency will mean. Has there been a "tell?"

Just days after Billary's campaign manager, deputy campaign manager and two longtime online staffers exited via stage left, her campaign released a new commercial in Wisconsin that appears to be veering toward the negative.

Toronto is now eagerly awaiting the opening of Amp'd Mobile. Not much hype has been created, at least not that I know of, but everytime I would pass by Peter& King Streets I wondered what it meant Amp'd is Coming!